Baron Walpole News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The owners of Wolterton Hall in north Norfolk have celebrated the restoration of the building's 18th century clock tower.

Subscription Notification We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. Please update your billing details here Please update your billing information The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your subscription. Your subscription will end shortly Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the UK.

Lord Walpole, descendant of Britain’s first prime minister and Norfolk public figure – obituary A modest and unassuming custodian of his estates, he served as a councillor and was actively involved in arts and community organisations Lord Walpole outside Mannington Hall Credit: Martin Pope Lord Walpole, who has died aged 82, was a descendant of Britain’s first prime minister, a custodian of his family estates in Norfolk, and an active figure in public life in the county. A charming, unassuming man who wore his hair in an extravagant ponytail and liked to be called “Robin”, he was b...

A former politician and exceptional advocate for the arts, Lord Robert 'Robin' Walpole has died aged 82.

Mannington Hall, 1988. Picture: Archant Library - Credit: Archant Library He also served on Norfolk County Council from 1970 to 1981, during which time his roles included that of chairman of the museums committee. One of his Conservative colleagues for part of that period was Baroness Shephard, later to become South West Norfolk MP. Paying tribute, she said: "He was not obliged to take a role in public life, but he did so. I admired him greatly and we have lost someone who did a great deal for Norfolk. "He was absolutely full of humour and fun and he always saw the comic side of local govern...